Apple Chip Veteran Joins Sam Altman-Backed AI Startup To Lead Hardware Engineering
Apple Chip Veteran Joins Sam Altman-Backed AI Startup To Lead Hardware Engineering
Rain AI, a San Francisco-based startup backed by OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, has appointed a former Apple Inc. chip executive to head its hardware engineering division. The new hire is expected to play a crucial role in the company's quest to develop innovative semiconductors for artificial intelligence.
總部位於舊金山的Rain AI聘任了一位前蘋果公司芯片高管擔任硬件工程部門負責人，該新員工有望在公司開發人工智能創新半導體的過程中發揮關鍵作用。
What Happened: Rain AI has named Jean-Didier Allegrucci as the head of hardware engineering, reported Bloomberg on Friday. Allegrucci, who previously contributed to the development of processors that replaced Intel Corp. in iPhones and Macs, will lead the startup's efforts to create more energy-efficient chips.
報道稱，Rain AI已任命Jean-Didier Allegrucci擔任硬件工程主管。此前，Allegrucci曾爲開發替代Intel Corp.在iPhone和Mac電腦上的處理器做出貢獻，他將帶領這個初創公司的努力，創造更節能的芯片。
This announcement comes on the heels of another high-profile hire by Rain AI, with Amin Firoozshahian joining the company as the lead architect. Firoozshahian, who previously spent five years at Meta Platforms Inc., will collaborate with Allegrucci to drive Rain AI's hardware innovation.
這一任命是Rain AI另一位高層的加盟之後，此前Amin Firoozshahian加入該公司擔任首席架構師。Firoozshahian曾在Meta Platforms Inc.工作了五年，將與Allegrucci合作推動Rain AI的硬件創新。
Rain AI, supported by Altman and Y Combinator, is part of a growing group of startups aiming to develop new AI hardware. The company is exploring in-memory compute, a technique inspired by the human brain's functioning, which promises to reduce power consumption by processing data where it's stored.
得到Altman和Y Combinator支持的Rain AI是一群旨在開發新型人工智能硬件的初創公司之一。該公司正在探索內存計算技術，這種技術受人類大腦功能啓發，承諾通過在數據存儲的地方處理數據來降低能耗。
Despite ongoing questions about the economic feasibility and environmental impact of in-memory computing, Rain AI's CEO, William Passo, is optimistic about the potential of the company's novel compute-in-memory technology to unleash the full power of today's generative AI models.
儘管內存計算的經濟可行性和環境影響仍存在問題，但Rain AI的CEO威廉·帕索對公司創新計算內存技術釋放出今天的生成式人工智能模型的全部潛力持樂觀態度。
Why It Matters: Altman has a history of successful investments in early-stage companies, having acquired stakes in about 125 startups, leading to 18 successful exits. This has significantly boosted his net worth to 11 figures.
Altman在早期企業投資方面擁有成功的投資歷史，已經獲得了約125家初創公司的股份，其中18家已成功退出，這大大增加了他的淨資產。
Earlier this year, Altman was reported to be in discussions with major chip manufacturers like Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. regarding potential collaborations in chip production. These talks were aimed at establishing a series of factories for semiconductor production.
今年早些時候，據報道Altman正在與三星電子和SK海力士等主要芯片製造商就潛在的芯片生產合作進行討論。這些談判旨在建立一系列半導體生產廠。
There was also speculation that Altman was seeking a massive $7 trillion for an AI chip project, although he dismissed these claims, urging the public not to "pay too much attention" to the report.
曾有傳言稱，Altman正在尋求7000億美元的巨額資金用於人工智能芯片項目，但他駁斥了這些說法，並敦促公衆不要“太在意”這篇報道。
Moreover, Apple recently partnered with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into its devices, reflecting a broader industry trend toward AI integration. This collaboration, although not financially driven, aims to enhance user experience on Apple devices.
此外，蘋果最近與OpenAI合作，在其設備上集成了ChatGPT，這反映出整個行業趨勢向人工智能集成的方向發展。儘管並非出於經濟考慮，但這種合作旨在提高蘋果設備用戶的體驗。
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This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Kaustubh Bagalkote
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譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。